Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Henry Makow (2nd nomination)


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The result was   keep. Cirt (talk) 07:23, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Henry Makow
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Does not meet WP:RS, has had 6 months for improvements. The entire reason for the page is the subject's conspiracy theories, which have not been properly sourced and probably could never be properly sourced due to their very nature. LowLevelMason (talk) 23:03, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:05, 7 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete is not appropriately sourced nor does it appear that it can be JBsupreme (talk) 04:26, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep he invented the board game,Scruples how can he not be notable. Clean up and source, should be easy enough if true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.63.48.155 (talk) 07:49, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Much of what Makow says is abhorrent, but he is the author of two legitimate books (Long Way to Go for a Date and Cruel Hoax: Feminism and the New World Order) in addition to being the creator of Scruples. Much of what he spouts is BS, but there are sources to back up his notability, though not the views he espouses. I'm going to be in the air for much of today, but I'll beef up the article with citations once I've gotten back home. A  ni  Mate  16:16, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep per notabiliy can be established, even if only for the boardgame. His beginning a newspaper column at age 11 will be an interesting citation as well. Notable? Yup. Lovable? Nope.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 21:21, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Did some cleanup, wikifying, and sourcing. I don't like this guy.... but he may have enough notability (read noteriety) to pass WP:Bio.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 01:29, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
 * What do you mean "I don't like this guy...." how is that even relevant?  JBsupreme (talk) 07:38, 10 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment The problem is that his books have not sold, and if Wikipeida allows anyone with a book and a PhD (unrelated to most of his conspiracy theories, by the way) to have a article than were going to be covering millions of non-notable people. 69.134.34.140 (talk) 23:37, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Present on Google Books.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 05:42, 10 October 2008 (UTC)


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